The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-07-22

We 50 into long sermons to prove
that We will be able to recognize PEG.
pie In heaven, when there IL one reason
We fail to present, and that is better
than all-God will introduce US. We
shall have them all pointed out. You
would not be guilty Of the impoliteness
Of having friends in your parlor not
introduced, and celestial polite.
ness will demand that We be
made acquainted with all the
heavenly household. What rehearsal
Of old times and recital Of stirring
reimbursement II others fail to give
introduction, God will take us through,
aud before our first twenty.four hours
In heaven-if it were calculated by
earthly timepieces-have passed, we
shall meet and talk with moro heavenly
celebrities than in our entire mortal
state we met with earthly celebrities.
Many who made great noise of useful
ness will sit on the last seat by the
trent door of the heavenly temple,
while right up within arms reach of
the heavenly throne will be many who,
though they could not preach them
selves OF do great exploits for God,
nevertheless held the rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on this circle of heavenly thrones.
Surely, they must have killed IN battle u
MILLION MEN.
Surely they must have been buried
with all the cathedrals sounding a
dirge andAall the towers of all the
cities tolling the national grief. Who
art thou, mighty one of heavcnp 81
lived by choice the unmarried daugh-
ter in an humble home that I might
take car of my parents in their old
ago, and I endured without complaints
all their querulousness and admins
tered to all their wants for twenty
years."
Let us pass on round the circle of
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one of
heavenp 81 was for thirty years a
Christian invalid. and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing u note OF
sympathy for those worse off than l
and was general confidant of all those
who had trouble, and once in u while !
was strong enough to make a garment
for that poor family in the back lane"
Pass on to another throne. Who art
thou, mighty one of heaven? 81 was
the mother who raised q whole family
of children for God, and they are out
in the world Christian merchants,
Christian mechanics, Christian wives.
and I have had full reward of all my
toll" Let us pass on in the circle OF
thrones. 81 had u Sabbath school
class, and they were always ON my
heart, and they all entered the king
dom of God, and 1 am wait ng for
their arrival"
But who art thou, the mighty n Of
heaven on this other tAroncp .'In time
of bitter persecution l owned a house
in Damascus, Il house on the wall. a
man who preached Christ was bounded
tom street to street and 1 hid him
from the assassins, and when l found
them breaking in my house andI could
n longer keep him safely, l advised
him TO flee for his life, and a basket
was let down over the wall with the
m%altreated man IN it, and was one
who helped hold the rope" And i
said: els that ull?'' aAnd he answered.:
..That is ALL" And while l was lest
IN amazement 1 heard 81 strong voice
that sounded as though ii might once
have been hoarse from many eNpcs-
ures, and triumphant as though it
might have belonged to one of the
martyrs, and it said: .Nnt many
mighty, not many noble are c lied, but
God hath chosen the weak things of
the world and things Which are migh,y.
and base things of the world to o II
found the things which arc mighty. and
base things of the world ard things
which are despised hath God chosen,
yea, and things which are not TO bring
to naught things which are. that no
flesh should glory in his presence
A d I looked to see from whence the
voice came, and 10! it was the very one
who had said: .'Throneh II window in
IL basket was l let down by the wall"
NOTHING INSIGNIFICANT.
Henceforth think of nothing as in
significant. A little thing may decide
your all. A Canalder put out from
England for New York. 1t was well
equipr I'd, but in putting up q stove III
the pilot box :. nail was driven to neal
tho compass. The ships officers, de.
ceived by that distracted compass. pu'
the ship 200 miles off her right course
and suddenly the man on the lookou'
cried: Gland hot" and the ship was
halted within a few yards OF her dc
molitation on Nantucket shoals. a
six. penny nail came near wrecking (:
Cunarder. Small ropes hold might,
destines.